The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-01-13
MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE.
synsPsls Of the Proceedings Of The Senate and

Synopsis Of the Proessdisss Of The Senate N,
| House.
SENArE.-The opening proceedings OF tn,
session were OF the quietest character
Gov. Gilman was not present, having beer
called holne by the illness of his little son
Lieut.. Gov. Rice called Senator Day to act
at once to call the roll. The senator's de
posted their credentials as their name,
were called and took the oath OF Office.
All the senator's responded to theil
names except Gibson and Sampson, tn,
| latter being too i'll to come to St. Paul
| The senate than proceeded to the election
OF officers. The Democrats voted for tn,
caucus candidates, which were nominated
in the morning, as follows:
| Secretary, e. w. H. Heldeman of New
| York; assistant secretary, Henry Willard
Of Red Wing; enrolling clerk, Walter c,
Lambert, Sank Centre; engroseing clerk
! Q. H. Clark, Winona; sergeant at arms, G.
w. Anderson, st. Paul; assistant sergeant
| at arms, G. L. Lock, Minneapolis.
The following officers were elected by a
! strict party vote:
Secretary, Oscar L. Cutter; assistant
secretary. Burt w. Day: engrossing clerk,
A. H. Bertram; enrolling clerk, Alva H.
Dewey; sergeant at arms, +. H. Dayton;
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Senator Wood offered q resolution that
William Close of Rice county be elected as.
sistant enrolling clerk to act as postmaster.
Mr. Close was elected by the usual vote.
The president was authorized to ap.
point the following officers, which
he named on petitions sent up by
the senator's: o. L. Strand, assist
ant sergeant-at-hrms and keeper of the
cloak room; Herman Lagara, keeper OF
a ~ init
dozen candidates for the privilege of pray
ing for the senate at IS day, but Rev. J.
Allison OF Jordan, Scott county, was elect.
ed chaplain. Fred C. Huntley OF Minneap.
oils and William Amundson of st. Peter
were appointed pages.
The governor was notified that the Sem
ate was organized and he responded that
he would deliver his messase on Thursday.
HousE.-Promptly at - M, the new sec-
rotary OF the state, Hans Mattson, en-.
tered the chamber, and marching up to
the speakers chair, pounded away with
his gavel, and after a eight delay called
the twenty-fifth session of the house to
order. He at once chose William E. Lee
OF Todd county as temporary secretary.
Justice Dickinson OF the Supreme Court,
then swore in the members. Roll call was
then proceeded with, showing ninety nine
members present, which was afterward
raised to 1O1, only Representatives r. NJ.
Anderson and Brown being absent.
The election of a speaker came next Rep.
resentative Bnffum nominated w. r. Mer.
nam OF Ramsey county, and Representa-
tive Lucas, for the Democrats, nominated
E. T. Champlin OF Blue Earth. Represen-
tative Rogers seconded Mr.. Merriam's
nomination. The vote was II for Mer-
RAM, against 80 for Champlin.
Mr. MQrrin m f0nk thu nhai o~J e~21,.
only few words.
The house then for an hour balloted and
chose the following officers:
For chief clerk, John r. Howard: first
assistant clerk, +. L. Warner; second as
sistant clerk, C.. R. Carpenter; engrossine
clerk, j. Morrison; enrolling clerk, G. f.
Fuller; assistant enrolling clerk, s. @.
Morse Unanimously elected) sergeant at.
arms, W. +. Gray; assistant sergeant at
arms. +: q. Potter; chaplain, Rev. w. H.
Harrington.
The following candidates. who we're NOM
mated by the Democrats at their caucus,
received the party vote:
Chief clerk j. T. Trip; first assistant, J.
j. U Brien; second assistant, C. C. Locke
engrossing clerk, L. A. Normandin; enroll.
ing clerk, j. G. Sheehy; sergeant at arms
J. Boland; assistant, H. Fellgate; chap
lain; S. G. Smith.
Nothing more OF Importance was trans
acted.
SENArE.-Senator Goodrich introduced
the first bill! of the session-senate File
No. 1, comprising sections l, 2, 3, and 5.
chapter 16, relative to the sale Of liquors.
Senator Goodrich's bill provides that the
minimum licenses in any county,
town or village OF less than TO-.
900 inhabitants sh ould be $500,
and in cities and towns of 10, 900 and over
the minimum shall be $1,000 The bill
does not fix the maximum license, but
leaves the option with the local authori
ties: 1t simply makes prohibition pos
sible by giving the local authorities
power to make licenses so high
that de alers cannot afford to pay t..
Senator Goodrich offered q resolution
that five members OF the sena te be an.
pointed to whom all bills relating to the
sale or the restraining OF the sale Of intoxi-
eating liquors be referred. The vote or
this was almost unanimous in the mega.
tive. Senator Edwards moved to refer the
bill to the proper committee when az
pointed, but as his motion was not sec
onded the president announced that it
would lie upon the table for the present.
Senator Goodrich introduced bill to
am end the law relating to the destruction
Of criminal property. The bill simply in.
creases the penalties now provided. The
third bill introduced was also by Senator
Goodrich. The bill provides as pun.
ishment for carnally kno wing and abusing
any female child under thirteen years 81
age imprisonment for life, and for the same
offence against any female between twelve
and twenty years imprisonment OF not
less than one nor not more than twenty
years. The present law provides life i'm.
prisonment for an offence against female
child under ten years OF age.
H"usE.-The Joint convention OF boil,
branches in the House heard the messages,
and the house reconvened when Donnelly
got the floor with the remark:
We have just listened to two excellent
state papers. l desire now to introduce
two or three bills which in spirit are in
harmony with these messages.
The bills were passed to the speaker, who
announced them, and they were read and
disposed Of us follows:
bill to regulate the rate interest at IS
per 800 per ann,m, unless otherwise
provided for in writing, and that no cor
porat!on, etc, shall charge more than So
per 500 per annum as interest; suppress.
ing usury and pro tectiny purchasers OF
nsurlous commercial paper; forbidding
compounded interest, etc. Referred to COM
mittee Oh banking.
Amending article 4 OF the constitution
by the addition of a section 35 to it, relat-
ing to the freedom OF markets. 1t is made
criminal conspiracy for any corporation,
'tc., to interfere with or restrain the
markets, or to secure a monopoly of or
decrease the value OF products, and to be
punished the same as the crime of robbery.
This amendment to be voted on al the next
general election. Referred to judiciary com.
mittee.
bill to tax railroad companies Branch
lines to be taxed on gross earnings. and
not to open their lines for operation with
out the consent Of the state railroad COM
m ission. etc. Referred to the committee
on railroads.
These are the first three bills introduced
into the house, and each works (if passed)
many great changes. They nre in accord
with the line ofpolcy adopted by the farm
ers for the class OF legislative work to be
performed this winter by them.
SENArE.-The railroad commissionersgo got
the recommendations in regard to amend
ments to the railroad laws before the leg.
islature in the shape OF five bills introduced
by Senator Goodrich. The bills cmbody all
the Recommendation of the commissioners,
with important changes, the only amend
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